“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. “ ~Joseph Campbell~
Have you ever thought that you had your life all planned out? You know where you want to be and what you want to be doing at every phase of your life according to that plan?
I’m sure there are many people right now who are saying, “What has happened to my plan?” There are those who have been working at the same job for most of their lives who have suddenly found themselves without that job. They have no idea what to do.
Now is the time to do the things they may have wanted to do when first starting their adult lives. I’ve seen a taxi driver who worked on Wall Street. He loves his new job which lets him interact with more people than when he was shut up in an office all day. People are finding the courage to start a new endeavor doing something they have always wanted to do. More and more people are being forced to give up their “planned” life and plunge into the unknown. Who knows, perhaps through these troubled times more people will find the happiness they have been searching for. A happiness that comes from doing something you love rather than doing something that pays very well but leaves you unfulfilled.
Here is a beautiful thought by Margaret Young:
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: They try to HAVE more things or in order
to DO more of what they want, so they will be HAPPIER.
to DO more of what they want, so they will be HAPPIER.
The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first BE who you really are,
then DO what you need to do,
in order to HAVE what you want.
Don’t be afraid of starting the life that is waiting for you.
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